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pimelea (iou)



pimelea noun. L18.
[mod. Latin (see below), from Greek pimele soft fat, with allus. to the oily seeds.]
Any of various Australasian evergreen shrubs constituting the genus Pimelea (family Thymelaeaceae) with small terminal clusters of white or pink flowers freq. surrounded by coloured bracts.